Airbus may open to door to the “A350-2000” now that the A380 is coming to an end, according to an industry analyst. The potential model would be a stretched -1000 with Ultra Fan engines, with EIS around 2025.

Germany’s government will purchase three A350s, with conversion into VIP aircraft completed from 2022.

The decision has been taken. The German Air Force (Luftwaffe) buys three A350s to replace its two 20-year-old A340s.

The first aircraft will be delivered later this year, but will not enter service until 2020 or even later, after retrofitting by Lufthansa Technik into a VIP configuration with conference rooms, bedrooms and bathrooms, as well as advanced communications and self-defense systems.

The German Air Force will be the first air force to operate the Airbus A350.

Iberia will receive four additional Airbus A350-900 aircraft. These four aircraft are part of an order already made by IAG (International Airlines Group) and which have been assigned to the Spanish airline. By 2023, the airline will have twenty Airbus A350-900 in its fleet.

Currently, the airline already received three A350 aircraft, with which it operates flights to New York and Buenos Aires. This year three more aircraft will join the fleet.